In Australia, VR provides relief to patients who want to escape the daily realities of a cancer diagnosis and the hospital setting.

Beeline Reader

We’re constantly looking for innovative ways to improve the Springwise experience, and so we’re now introducing BeeLine Reader, a new technology that helps you read more quickly and
efficiently. To learn more about BeeLine Reader, an award-winning startup funded by Intel Capital,
see BeeLineReader.com.

VR technology is increasingly being used to alleviate stress and support social challenges. Here at Springwise, we have written about this project that uses VR to prepare prison inmates for life on the outside, and this VR app that helps prepare children for MRI scans by showing them what to expect during the process. Now, Australian cancer treatment center and hospital, Chris O’Brien Lifehouse has partnered with Samsung Australia and the virtual reality studio Start VR to bring Samsung Gear VR headsets to patients waiting to receive chemotherapy.